Pharmacy Tech/ MID

Overview

Alliance Cancer Specialists , a leading oncology practice, is seeking a Physician Dispensing Assistant / MID Tech to join our team. This role is ideal for candidates with pharmacy experience who are passionate about patient care and medication safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate patient records (demographics, medication lists, allergies, insurance, prescriptions).
• Utilize pharmacy management systems to screen for drug interactions.
• Process prescriptions, bill insurance, and submit prior authorizations.
• Assist patients with financial assistance programs for high-cost oral medications.
• Order cost-effective drugs, verify and process drug orders.
• Prepare and label prescriptions for physician or pharmacist verification.
• Document patient interactions in EHR and maintain daily reports.
• Track monthly inventory and manage drug recalls and returns.
• Support patient monitoring activities (refills, adherence, persistence).
• Interact with patients regarding dispensing, financial assistance, and follow-up.
• Adhere to infection-control procedures and safety regulations.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in a retail pharmacy setting preferred.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician certificate recommended (or as required by state law).
• Strong customer service, communication, and organizational skills.
• Detail-oriented with problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.

Why Join Alliance Cancer Specialists?

• Work in a collaborative, patient-focused environment.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in oncology care.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Keywords for Visibility:

Pharmacy Technician, Medication Dispensing, Oncology Pharmacy, Prescription Processing, Patient Assistance, Prior Authorizations, Pharmacy Inventory, Healthcare Support, Pharmacy Management Systems, Oral Chemotherapy Drugs.

⚠️ Important Notice

Beware of fraudulent job postings. Alliance Cancer Specialists and The US Oncology Network will never request financial information during the hiring process. Verify legitimate job postings at:

🔗 https://careers.usoncology.com/main/

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintains accurate patient records including patient demographics, current medication list, disease states list, allergy list, insurance information, and prescription information. Utilizes pharmacy management system to screen for drug interactions

Processes prescription and bills insurance for payment

Submits prior authorizations

Assists with applying for patient financial assistance through manufacturer or foundation programs for high dollar oral drugs

Acts as a resource for other staff on dispensing oral drugs

Assists with ordering and ensuring that the most cost-effective drugs are ordered from vendors

Receives, verifies, and processes drug orders

Assists with drug recalls and expired or non-utilized drug returns

Prepares and labels prescriptions and ensures they are checked for accuracy by physician or pharmacist

Ensures prescriptions and paperwork are being signed off on by physician or pharmacist

Obtains patient or patient representative signature on all medications being dispensed

Files and stores prescription hardcopies

Maintains and files daily reports

Documents all patient interactions in the EHR

Tracks and reports monthly inventory in pharmacy management system

Assists with patient monitoring activities including prescription refills, prescription adherence, and prescription persistence

Interacts with patients regarding prescription dispensing, financial assistance, and patient follow-up

Maintains safety of the MID by adhering to infection-control procedures, policies, and regulations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High School diploma or equivalent. Entry level position with Experience in a retail pharmacy setting preferred.

Certified Pharmacy Technician certificate recommended, unless required by state law.

COMPETENCIES:

Uses Technical and Functional Experience: Possesses up to date knowledge of the profession and industry; is regarded as an expert in the technical/functional area; accesses and uses other expert resources when appropriate. Commitment to continuing education.

Demonstrates Adaptability: Handles day to day work challenges confidently; is willing and able to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change; shows resilience in the face of constraints, frustrations, or adversity; demonstrates flexibility.

Uses Sound Judgment: Makes timely, cost effective and sound decisions; makes decisions under conditions of uncertainty.

Commits to Quality: Emphasizes the need to deliver quality services; defines standards for quality and evaluated products, processes, and service against those standards; manages quality; improves efficiencies.

Possesses strong customer service, communication and organizational skills, is detail oriented and has the ability to problem-solve and trouble-shoot

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be offered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands of this job typically require full range of body motion including manual finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination and the ability to read and note appropriate measurements. Requires sitting/standing for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.

WORK ENVIORMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential job functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be offered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the job duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to direct contact with patients with potential for exposure to toxic substances, and chemotherapeutic agents.